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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2014
Bird flu discovered in U.K. and Netherlands, but authorities play down risk to humans
Bird flu was found on a duck farm in England on Monday days after it was discovered in Dutch chickens, forcing authorities to destroy poultry and restrict exports, although it was not a strain known to be deadly to humans.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 8, 2014
U.S. experts eye Japanese drug in race for Ebola cure
The FDA acts to expedite the approval of experimental drugs, including one made by Fujifilm, to counter the worst Ebola outbreak in history.
EDITORIALS
May 5, 2014
Virus spells trouble for pig farmers
Porcine epidemic diarrhea — a virulent disease that infects piglets — is rapidly spreading in Japan and could bankrupt some farmers already hit hard by the sudden rise in feed prices.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2014
Avian flu unlikely to sicken humans
Experts are optimistic Japan's first bird flu outbreak since 2011 won't become a public health hazard as long as people follow common sense hygiene habits.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2014
112,000 chickens culled at Kumamoto Farms in bid to curb bird flu outbreak
Racing to contain an avian flu outbreak, about 400 workers culled 112,000 birds at two Kumamoto chicken farms from Sunday night through Monday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 13, 2014
Suspected outbreak of H5-type bird flu discovered at two Kumamoto farms
A suspected bird flu outbreak kills at least 1,100 chickens at a Kumamoto farm, prompting the local government to order the massive culling there and at a nearby farm.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 13, 2013
China bird flu can still pose threat: expert
The new bird flu outbreak in China hasn't spread to Japan yet, but Tokyo must stay on guard, the head of the influenza countermeasures panel warns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 28, 2013
An avian flu outbreak in Japan could kill 'Abenomics'
No one has ever fully explained why, in 2002-3, the virulent pathogen known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ran rampant in mainland China (5,328 cases, 349 deaths) but only infected four people in South Korea, with no fatalities, and none in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Apr 19, 2013
A better response to bird flu
A deadly new strain of bird flu — one that was not previously known to be easily transmissible to humans — has surfaced in China and has health officials alarmed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2013
Beijing bird flu case asymptomatic
Bird flu was found in a 4-year-old Beijing boy who shows no symptoms of the infection, health authorities said, suggesting more people may be catching the H7N9 influenza virus than reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jan 11, 2013
J-blip: flu report app
Can Docomo's new app help Japan outsmart an intense flu season?
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 22, 2011
Sniffling and shivering into a setsuden winter
With the winter winds come the usual sniffles and sneezes, but this year's power conservation campaign could makes matters worse.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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